Vaughn Mancha

American football player and coach, college athletics administrator
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAmerican football player and coach, college athletics administrator
PlacesUnited States of America
wasAmerican football player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth7 October 1921
Death27 January 2011 (aged 89 years)
The details

Biography

Vaughn Hall Mancha (October 7, 1921 – January 27, 2011) was a professional American football player who played professionally for the Boston Yanks. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1990. He was named to the All-SEC team during his career at the University of Alabama, where he played from 1944 through 1947. Earned all-SEC & All American honors as a four-year starter at University of Alabama; played in Rose Bowl and two Sugar Bowls; voted All-Time Sugar Bowl team. Coached football at Livingston State University, Columbia University, and Florida State University and served as FSU Athletic Director.
Other honors include induction into the Florida State Sports Hall of Fame, the Tallahassee Sports Hall of Fame, and was selected to Alabama's All-Century Team. He was married to Sybil Mancha. They have three children and four grandchildren.

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Livingston State Tigers (Alabama Intercollegiate Conference) (1949–1951)
1949Livingston State7–2–11st
1950Livingston State6–3–1
1951Livingston State5–5
Livingston State:18–10–2
Total:18–10–2
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title

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